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IINE Expands Programming to Serve Unaccompanied Children Arriving in New England and New York
November 17, 2022
BOSTON – Nov. 17, 2022 – The International Institute of New England (IINE) is expanding its program to aid unacco…

IINE Honors Dr. Srikant M. Datar With the Prestigious Golden Door Award
November 1, 2022
BOSTON –November 1, 2022 – The International Institute of New England (IINE) announces Dr. Srikant M. Datar, dean…

International Day of Peace: A Message From IINE’s CEO
September 21, 2022
Dear Friends: More than 40 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly declared September 21 as the International Da…

Vania’s story: A Haitian asylee finds her voice
July 1, 2022
In July 2020, Vania arrived in the U.S. from Haiti, fleeing from an unstable political situation and seeking to establi…

IINE’s CEO Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
June 28, 2022
Dear IINE Friends and Supporters: On Friday, June 24th, the United States Supreme Court rescinded a 50-year-old consti…

IINE’s Vice President Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
June 27, 2022
Through the 14 years I have participated professionally in supporting the lives of refugees and immigrants, what has ce…

IINE Statement on Passing of Massachusetts Work and Family Mobility Act
June 9, 2022
Imagine worrying every time you had to bring a loved one to the doctor, drive to the store to buy groceries, or drive t…

IINE Statement on Recent Mass Shootings
May 26, 2022
The International Institute of New England condemns the recent and horrific mass shootings in Buffalo, New York by a wh…

IINE Applauds Biden Administration for Providing a Pathway to U.S. Protection for 100,000 Ukrainians
March 24, 2022
The International Institute of New England (IINE) welcomes the encouraging news that the Biden administration is planni…

IINE Statement on Biden Administration Designating Afghanistan for TPS
March 21, 2022
The International Institute of New England (IINE) commends the Biden administration for designating Afghanistan for Tem…

IINE Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
February 26, 2022
At IINE, we have watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in horror. Our work and our mission is in direct opposition to…

IINE Congratulates Sokhary Chau, First Cambodian-American Mayor in U.S.
January 6, 2022
Sokhary Chau, a Cambodian refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s genocide, has become the Mayor of Lowell, making him t…
